North Norfolk's Quaint little Harbours.

North Norfolk has some quaint little Harbours and two quite near where we stay at Thornham are Brancaster Staithe and Burnham Overy Staithe. Sailing and fishing are a big part of this area’s way of life, sailing is mainly for pleasure but there are still a few boatyards that service the boats and many people still rely on fishing for an income. If you visit these little harbours outside the peak times you can get some nice people - free shots, which I prefer. The bigger harbours like Wells and Blakeney are far too busy for me, some people like to get the Hurly Burly of harbour life in their images, and I fully understand this, but it’s not for me.

All images taken with a circular polarizer to take reflective glare off the water and the boats.
Also varying strength ND graduated filters to compensate the exposure between sky and sea.

Brancaster Staithe Harbour.



Burnham Overy Staithe Harbour.




I slowed down the exposure to about 1 second for this last image to make the water look more dreamy.